Her practical HR experience includes most aspects of HRM and HRD including establishment of HR practices; HR policy drafting; annual staff planning; payroll updates; recruitment & selection cycle (advertising, short-listing, testing, interviewing, contract negotiating, induction) management; staff performance evaluation; staff objectives setting, advice to line- managers and staff how to substantially conduct these processes; training and development (conducting training needs assessment, gap skill analyses), organizing trainings based on needs assessments, staff professional development plans; staff relations, conflict resolutions, conducting workshops, focus groups, mentoring, couching etc. Teuta’s theoretical HR knowledge includes understanding of Strategic HR paradigms (SHRM) as means of aligning people strategy with institutional overall strategy to bring synergies and performance improvement in organizations.

In May 2013 has conducted the University of Sheffield MBA thesis research with the topic: Strategic HR Management – an Imperative for Performance Improvement in Kosovo Public Sector. Her research has targeted the HR offices of public institutions, both at central and local level. Teuta’s current engagement with UNDP as technical expert to support the Department for the Management of the Public Administration Reform, MPA has given the chance to see closely the implementation barriers of the PAR Action Plan.

She is offering her expertise to the Department in drafting analytic and progress reports, coordinating donors, conducting gap skills analysis, facilitating group discussions of different topics aiming staff capacity building and knowledge transfer, apart from daily couching and mentoring etc. Moreover, she is currently advising the Ministry of Public Administration on the Civil Service reform from the HRM / HRD perspective.

Before starting his own business, Nikos worked as Sales Manager in the US, European Operations Director in Germany, Commercial Director and HR and Training Manager in Greece. He was the Captain of the 1975 Olympic Soccer Team of Greece, and the Captain of the winningest NCAA Soccer team in the Us at the Univ. of San Francisco.

Inducted in the US Soccer Hall of Fame, in 2010!

Specialties:Utilizing many techniques from playing, winning and coaching football, Nikos combines it with Leadership and Coaching Psychology methods to provide a Results oriented Coaching experience only in a few sessions. Specializes in Leadership and Team Coaching with EI, Sales and Account Management, Negotiating with EI, Facilitation through “Open Space Technology”, and keynotes.